The latest from Twitter: @BlueOxCoffeeCompany plugs their peppermint mocha garnished with a Thin Mint from the Girl Scouts (it’s that time of year!), @ngonbistro announces their Valentine’s Day tasting menu, @RogueChocolate marvels that every one of their bars is hand-inspected by the founder himself, and @france44 is serving a decadent-sounding fig salami with blue cheese.
Chef Brenda Langton is closing her 23-year-old namesake establishment to focus on her newer restaurant, Spoonriver. With a Spoonriver cookbook in the works and a class to teach at the U of MN, Brenda says, “I’m having a great time moving into other arenas, and I just don’t have time for it all.” The tentative closing date is December 5. [via Rick Nelson]
Interesting way to twist the “ending” reason. Even before Spoonriver, nobody went to Cafe Brenda anymore. You could walk by on a Friday or Saturday at 7, 8 or 9 pm and it was 1/4 full. (or 3/4th empty).
True; that place was always empty.
Hopefully there won’t be yet another club down there. Somehow Nicollet Mall became all restaurants and First Ave became all clubs.
Yeah, it’s a little sad — I can honestly say I didn’t eat there on a few occasions solely to avoid the expensive parking and loud/drunken/clubby atmosphere in the area.
i have nothing nice to say, so i won’t say anything. whoops.
Well I ate there, and I regret that there is really no other restaurant currently filling that niche (upscale vegetarian cuisine) in the Twin Cities. Spoonriver is great, but not nearly as much emphasis on vegetarian selections.